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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
The Changing Religious Cleavage in Canadians' Voting Behaviour
Contributor:
Wilkins-Laflamme, Sarah
imprint:
Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2016
Published in:Canadian Journal of Political Science
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/s0008423916000834
ISSN:
0008-4239;
1744-9324
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Past studies have shown that religion plays an important role in voting behaviour in Canada. Yet, little is known about the changes this religious vote has undergone over the past few decades. Using Canadian Election Studies data, we analyze the evolving impact of religious affiliation and level of religiosity on vote choice in federal elections between 1965 and 2011. We find that, as the marginal impact of Catholic and mainline Protestant traditions has declined, the effect of level of religiosity has gained in importance. In 2011, religious citizens were overall more likely to vote Conservative and secular individuals were more likely to vote NDP both in Quebec and in the rest of Canada. Some distinct voting patterns also remain for non-mainline Protestant groups in the ROC and religious nones in Quebec.</jats:p>